Bulls vs Pacers Thread

"To see the beauty of a Rose you must respect it's thorns & that he will be in the Pacers a**"-Jalen Rose

Now with that being said DRose will put up spectacular #s up against Collison. I don't know what he will drop today, but this is a mismatch all series long. I wonder if the Pacers will keep it close, they have the wings.

hahaha @lions, they looked good at the start but bulls got too much firepower.....rose's shots have been spectacular, Noah and Hibbert is going to be fun to watch, not happy Paul George got those 2 fouls so quick, I haven't seen any of him this year.

Yea that was a crap call, but this is turning into a great game. Obviously you can't stop Rose you can only hope to contain him and Darren might be the guy to do it, he was always and amazing defender in college then last year was good as a rookie and maybe took a step back this season.But if he keeps up his intensity and keeps making Rose work on D they might have a good series.

has ran the offense beautifully against Chi-town in the first half. He should have had like 8 assists by now had it not been for some missed shots by his teammates but I am very impressed how D-Coll has been handling the pressure thus far.

Deng is having a quiet game offensively, but is absolutely shutting down Granger. The more I watch Granger the less convinced I am he's anything but a shooter, certainly not the best player on a contending team, even one built like Detroit. We'll see what happens for the remainder of the series, but if he doesn't put in a better showing from here on out the Pacers might start looking for a better option. Good thing they have Paul George waiting in the wings to take his spot.

i've watched the pacers throughout the season cause im a collison fan plus i owned a couple pacers in my fanatasy league, and i always wondered why they didnt win more games. This team has more talent then 37 wins.

They need to get price out. Its crunch time and Collison needs to be there and Jeff Foster taking 15 footers isnt cutting it. Pacers had a chance to really put pressure on the bulls but its only a 2 possession game still.... nope make it one cuz DENG just hit the 3 lol

I understand that it's a playoff type atmosphere & the intensity level will be high, but both teams will have to keep their composure if they plan on going far. I would hate to see Chicago & Boston matchup especially for the simple fact that KG can get into Noah's head like no other.

Boozer is defending Hansbrough horribly and had a lot of lazy fouls in the first half, too. He really needs to step it up defensively. An as I'm writing this, he just stripped him and took it coast to coast for and and 1 dunk on Boozer.

i was pulling for indiana and i dont think the refs decided this game. A couple missed calls happen but indiana lost this game because

A-the bulls, led by rose, finished like a great team

B-the bulls hit the offensive boards hard which bailed them out of a large number of bad offensive possesions.

C-Pacers coach head scratchingly sat darren collison the whole 4th until less then 5 minutes remained. Price was playing well shooting but was not creating for others like DC was.

D-i really thought the posseion with less then 3 minutes remianing where hansbrough missed a good look at a lay up then chi got the ball and pushed it up the court in 2 passes and got an and 1 lay up from noah. That 5 point swing was HUGE.

Regardless, i think the pacers gained confidence from this game. Some will say that it was the pacers best shot and that the bulls stealing the game will only rip out their hearts, but i disagree. I think the pacers will continue to fight.